Donald MacDonald

Donald MacDonald (1716-17??) was a general of Great Britain. He was a Scot by birth, but commanded Loyalist Rebels during the American Revolutionary War.

Biography
Donald MacDonald was born in Scotland to the Clan MacDonald in 1716, and he became a general of the British Army. In 1776 he was sent by Governor Josiah Martin of North Carolina to lead a Loyalist uprising among the Scotch-Irish inhabitants of the Carolinas. Gathering an army of 1,600 troops, Donald MacDonald fought the American patriots under James Moore at the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge on 27 February 1776. He became ill and turned over command to Donald MacLeod, who was killed by grapeshot. MacDonald was captured in battle.